Recent content by eA-Zaku

Salamence gets Roost doesn't it? Or is it meant to Wish pass?

What constitutes a good core? Successful teams in the past (usually famous stall teams) have had to rely on up to 4 Pokemon at once but formed an amazing core. Other cores can get the job done with a scant 2 Pokemon. Should the aim be to find the most efficient and smallest core possibles...

Doesn't SD Scizor stop the Kingdra plan? You DD, they switch into Scizor. You can't OHKO him no matter what, and he can threaten OHKO with Bug Bite BP if you lock into Outrage. If you're Waterfall he can threaten Heatran with Superpower and Gliscor is threatened if he SD's on the switch. I'm...

I hope I don't receive an infraction for braving this question, but I can neither find mention of it in the rules and I can't find the proper place to ask this question. It would probably be either here or the corresponding thread in the Wi-Fi section. My question is if we are allowed to...

How does one go about collecting legit, high quality, competitive OU team members with correct natures and very high IV's (double to triple flawless or a few points under or better)? Breeding? Soft resetting for god IV's? Doing EV training services? Offering cloning services? What is the best...

I am trying to quickly EV train my just-hatched Riolu. If I give it a Power Ankle or some other Power item and let him lead, then switch rather than Exp. Share, will it get the full EV's? i.e. Riolu @ Power Ankle sent out first. Then it's called back and Pokemon is killed. How many EV's for...

Thanks for the prompt response, the_arctic_one. One more question to throw out there: Is it possible to make a strong team (as in all OU) with good type coverage without trading? The reason for this is because I am wary of all the illegit Pokemon floating around out there. The version I have...

I have a quick question: Going by pure percentages (or personal experience, if you want), is it faster to get a Pokemon with high IV's and the correct nature via Synchronize catching in the wild or by breeding? I'd like to have a legit team with nice IV's and nature ready as soon as possible...

This discussion is very helpful, thanks guys! @Captain Falcon: Is there a reason for using a defensive Ghost as a Rapid Spin counter? I'm partial to Gengar, but I guess he is too fragile to leave out for extended periods of time, huh? I don't really like Hippowdon but it is very tempting to...

Oh, ok. Thank you. I'm going to start browsing the BL and UU list because I had not even looked at them before, because I thought that it would be best for a beginner to stick with an OU lineup. Quagsire was awesome in GSC :)

Thanks for all the replies. It was so helpful, it helped me pick my last two slots. I have another question though. It says Stealth Rock is better if your team has problems with Gyarados and Salamence. I have 2 Ice Beamers and a lot of Dragon counters already, but no Thunderbolters, so should I...

Is it all right if 1 or 2 of the slots in a sand stream team is NOT immune to sandstorm? I was thinking perhaps a Gengar shores up some holes as well as opens up attack slots for my other guys (tyranitar can take pursuit over ice beam, etc. or can have a team with 3 ice beamers...